Of mice and moi

Imagine coming home & being sick, climbing into bed with a large glass of ice water, a cold compress and your laptop.

Imagine looking down at the floor.......and seeing.............................................................

MICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine calling your landlord to discover he knows about the mice as they had the same problem.

Imagine being unable to complete your work as there are mice under the bed, scratching on the bed and running in a frenzy around your room.

Imagine trying in vein to find a company that is eco friendly (no toxins) and animal friendly to come to deal with said mice.

Imagine in your panic forgetting to say "animal friendly" after eco friendly

Imagine pest control turning up and placing gel traps all over your house and telling you there is a severe infestation with many many many mice in your property - with evidence of them even climbing the curtains!!!!!

Imagine pest control telling you that they will walk on the gel traps and you will hear squeaking, you with then have to pull the other flap of gel on top and crush the mouse.

Imagine screaming "I can't kill it, I'm a vegetarian, I don't kill animals for food or fashion or any reason"

Imagine him then telling you all the reasons why this is different - like the fact they can climb into bed with you at night.

Imagine wanting to book into a hotel, but them remembering while their stuck on the gel they are in pain and you couldn't possible leave a mouse in pain all night while you sleep like a baby - the kinder thing is to kill it.

Imagine feeling incredible guilt because actually, the reality is it's their land and we built on it(granted over 100 yrs ago!), and feeling you have less of a right to be here than it does

Imagine your headache growing worse with each hour and each morsel of guilt

Imagine going to the loo with an upset stomach as have had a terrible reaction to your medication

Imagine just as you turn your head you see one mouse head into the kitchen and then as you turn around you begin to hear a piercing scream from what could only be a mouse trapped in the bathroom (not the same mouse that is in the kitchen) on the gel.

Imagine looking and seeing it trying it's best to get off the gel and being sick (yes, they vomit) all over the gel

Imagine it screaming louder and louder as you go near

Imagine being sick yourself and hyperventilating as you try to get near enough to do the deed...all the time screaming "I'm a vegetarian"

Imagine having to do it and hear the crushing of bones and it's still alive

Imagine having to push even harder until there is no more sound

Imagine knowing you'll never sleep soundly again while in this house and remembering you have 5 months left in your tenancy - well actually 4 months and 3 weeks.

Imagine wondering if people can survive with no sleep for 4 months and 3 weeks

Imagine praying for forgiveness for killing a living creature, while screaming "I'm a vegetarian", hyperventilating until you feel the room spin and you are sure if you pass out you will wake up to find mice crawling all over you, while simultaneously screaming "why am I blo*dy single"